Uttar Pradesh’s ‘love jihad’ law challenged in Supreme Court

Lucknow | Thursday | 3rd December, 2020

Summary:

Lucknow: The recently promulgated “love jihad” law of Uttar Pradesh has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Two lawyers and a law researcher have moved the top court against the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government’s new law against forced religious conversion.

This comes days after the state government on Tuesday cleared a draft ordinance to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which could land violators in jail for up to 10 years.

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Lucknow: The recently promulgated “love jihad” law of Uttar Pradesh has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Two lawyers and a law researcher have moved the top court against the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government’s new law against forced religious conversion.

This comes days after the state government on Tuesday cleared a draft ordinance to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which could land violators in jail for up to 10 years.

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